Although Lin Xiuyuan was slightly surprised, he didn't think much about Wu Pengyi or the strange looks they gave him, because he didn't care about them at all.
He came here not to linger in this small, remote mountain area, but simply to get a feel for the situation, and naturally didn't care about their actions.
Do the strong need to care about the weak? Obviously not!
In a gathering of Qi Refining stage cultivators, he, a Foundation Establishment stage expert, looked down upon them with a calm and detached gaze.
Lin Xiuyuan was slightly taken aback, and for some reason thought of the old ancestor Jiang in Beihe Market back then. Why should the strong care about the thoughts and lives of the weak?
My previous knowledge and experience were mostly about the cruel struggles and deceit in the cultivation world. I had experienced a lot of it, but I had never deeply understood its essence.
At this moment, Lin Xiuyuan seemed to have gained some insight into the essence of the cultivation world.
The strong are like a great tree, growing stronger through wind and rain. Their roots penetrate deep into the ground, and their branches reach towards the sky, drawing upon all the nutrients that allow them to grow. The weak cultivators, on the other hand, are like fallen leaves beneath the tree; their presence or absence has negligible impact on the tree itself.
In short, for cultivators, cultivation is fundamental, and the pursuit is for immortality and ascension to godhood. In this process, they will stop at nothing to utilize and acquire all resources that can help them achieve this goal, including people, money, and other things.
Like the laws of nature, survival of the fittest, natural selection. In the eyes of the strong, weak cultivators are merely 'tools'; their thoughts and actions have negligible impact on powerful cultivators!
If he were willing, he could unleash the overwhelming aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator right now, and they would obediently cooperate with Lin Xiuyuan's needs, immediately bowing and scraping, and putting away all their ulterior motives.
Lin Xiuyuan was simply a newcomer who wanted to interact with the local cultivators and gradually learn about the information and customs. This realization allowed Lin Xiuyuan to completely discard all the influences and preconceived notions from his previous life and truly integrate into this world of immortals and heroes.
This made Lin Xiuyuan secretly wary. If these Qi Refining stage cultivators were like this in his eyes, then what about him in the eyes of those in the Purple Mansion stage or even the Golden Core stage? Without a doubt, he was also just an ant, easily manipulated!
There are always mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people!
In fact, if a demonic cultivator were to arrive, he would likely immediately begin a killing spree, sucking blood and extracting bones, refining corpses and souls, absorbing spirit stone resources to aid his own cultivation methods, and might even use some soul-searching secret techniques to directly obtain information.
This method can indeed rapidly increase cultivation level and even yield resources. For demonic cultivators, this style of operation is commonplace. That's why so many cultivators fall into the demonic path—it's a simple and brutal one!
Therefore, we often hear of demonic cultivators causing killings, which arouse the wrath of both gods and men. They follow their hearts and act to extremes, and over time their nature becomes cruel and indifferent, regarding human life as worthless.
However, Lin Xiuyuan did not want to be so extreme. Although he did not consider himself a righteous person, he did not practice evil magic, nor did he need to use evil methods to improve his cultivation.
They all follow their own hearts and take immortality and ascension to become immortals as their ultimate goal.
However, this true heart is different from the extreme demonic heart. His true heart should be to follow the natural way and the way of heaven and earth. He may be driven by profit, but he will not violate the principles of heaven.
Committing too many sins and being shrouded in malevolent energy is also a factor that can lead one's true nature to extremes. Furthermore, going against one's true nature and the natural order of things will result in inner demons wreaking havoc in the future, and even more powerful heavenly tribulations.
Thinking about this, Lin Xiuyuan pondered that he should find a way to dispel the evil aura on his body in the future. In the eyes of others, he was no different from a demonic cultivator, which would inevitably have some impact.
The same applies to karmic tribulations. Such tribulations may be caused by the other party's elders, relatives, or friends, or they may be caused by the mysterious forces of Heaven.
The workings of Heaven have their own cause and effect!
Everything has a cause and effect, and the way of heaven is cyclical.
Holding fast to their original intentions, driven by profit, they only seek immortality and eternal life!
This sudden enlightenment gave Lin Xiuyuan a sense of clarity, which strengthened his resolve to pursue the Dao.
For some inexplicable reason, his divine sense seemed to solidify and grow considerably stronger at this moment, as if it were innate, which was rare and precious, and could not be compared with the enhancement through secret methods. It was like the growth of Lin Xiuyuan's two souls merging, as if it was formed from birth!
Lin Xiuyuan hadn't expected such an unexpected gain. Besides the enhanced divine sense, his Dao heart was firm, and he had already understood his true nature. The importance of this for his future path of cultivation was self-evident, and the threat of the inner demons would be greatly reduced when he faced tribulations in the future.
Lin Xiuyuan was in high spirits and raised his cup to drink with the other cultivators at the table. The meal was indeed excellent; even though the ingredients weren't particularly rare, every dish was a delicacy, worthy of a master chef. In Lin Xiuyuan's opinion, even the Liao siblings' cooking skills couldn't compare.
This made Lin Xiuyuan sigh with emotion...
At the same time, they were amazed that this Great Yue was indeed the country of spirit masters, as it even had spirit chefs, something they had never encountered before.
Furthermore, he was also extremely interested in Quanyang County, which he had mentioned earlier, as it seemed to be a place where cultivators gathered.
Wu Pengyi, who was chatting and laughing in the distance, saw Lin Xiuyuan quickly raise his cup and drink heartily. He thought that his words had worked and that with a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator like Lin Xiuyuan joining him, things would undoubtedly go more smoothly.
As they clinked glasses and exchanged toasts, the atmosphere became more lively.
The main reason is that although Lin Xiuyuan's cultivation level is one level higher than theirs, his aura is weak, so he looks about the same level and there is less of a gap.
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